Cassidy Brown: Student, Influencer, & Recovering Compulsive Porn Consumer
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Cassidy Brown is a student and an influencer. At an early age, she was exposed to porn when a friend showed it to her unexpectedly. After that, she developed a natural curiosity about sex, and while she didn’t feel comfortable talking with her parents about it, she turned to porn to learn about sex and sexuality. From there, her porn consumption escalated to the point that it fueled anxiety, shame, and poor mental health. In this episode, Cassidy sits down with podcast host, Garrett Jonsson, to talk about her struggles with porn and the role shame played in her challenge. She also shares how she’s been able to break the shame cycle and embark on her own journey toward healing.
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| 0:45.4 | that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography |
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| 1:11.1 | specific trigger warning. Listener discretion is advised. Today's episode is with Cassidy Brown. |
| 1:17.4 | She's a student, an influencer, and a creator. She uses her platform to share her story. |
| 1:23.5 | Part of her experience is that she was first introduced to pornography at the age of nine |
| 1:28.0 | and developed a dependency to porn for more than a decade, while no one knew. |
| 1:33.8 | During this conversation, we talk about how her porn consumption negatively impacted her, |
| 1:38.9 | how she's addressed it, and what she's up to today. |
| 1:41.9 | With that being said, let's jump into the conversation. |
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